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AV SWITCHER USER GUIDE
AT-AV0404 to AV128128
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Contents 1.0 Safety Operation Guide......................................................................3 1.1 Notice.................................................................................................3 2.0 Introduction........................................................................................4 2.1 Installation..........................................................................................5 3.0 Connector Types...................................................
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1.0 Safety Operation Guide *************************************************************** In order to ensure the credibility and the user’s safety, please comply with the fol- lowing items during installation, maintenance and operation of the switch. 1) The switch must be in stable position. Use only the power supply that comes with unit. Do not use an alternate as it may damage it. 2) Do not place the switcher near hot or cold surfaces or sources. 3) To avoid any dama
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2.0 Introduction The AV series switcher is a high-performance professional computer and audio signal switcher that can be used for cross switching multiple computer and audio signals. The AV series switcher mostly ap- ply in broadcasting TV engineering, multi-media meeting room, big screen display engineering, television education, command control center or for other like applications. It provides power-fail locale protection function, LCD displaying, shortcut selecting and saving function
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2.1 Installation The VGA Switchers can be easily rack mounted using the rack mount ears located in the front of the unit. Secure the Switch with standard rack-hole screws. It is recommended to leave a 1U space between the units to have easy access for installation of the cables. When connecting the cables make sure all cables are con- nected correctly if not it could cause color loss or will not output a display signal. Packaging Includes • VGA Matrix Switcher • RS-232 Communication Cord •
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3.0 Connector Types The AV matrix swticher uses 2 types of Video Connectors for 4 Channel and 8 Channel RCA terminals are used. For 16 Channel, 24 Channel, 32 Channel, 48 Channel, 64 Channel, 96 Channel, 128 Channel BNC fe- male terminals are use. Audio signal I/O terminals make up of 2 Channel, 4 Channel, 8 Channel, 16 Chan- nel, 24 Channel, 32 Channel, 48 Channel, 64 Channel, 96 Channel 128 Channel with 3.8mm captive screw connectors(or RCA terminals). The AV1616 switcher signal I/O
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3.1 Connecting the AV Switcher The VGA matrix switchers may take laptops, DVD players, video tape recorders, camcorders, cable TV and video their input signal source. Projectors, RP TVs, displayers and amplifiers can be connected on the output signal . 15 Atlona Technologies www.atlona.com
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3.2 Audio signal connection: “AUDIO INPUTS”, “AUDIO OUTPUTS” audio network interface in RGB matrix switchers can be con- nected to the audio signal and amplify sources. Audio connection is little more complicated than video. It has two types of connection: balanced and unbalanced. The balanced connection transmits a pair of bal- anced signals with two cables. Because Interferences will have the same intensity and the opposite phases on the two cables; it will be counteracted in the end. For
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Example: To transfer input channel No.3 to output channel No.1 Operation: Press buttons in this order : “3” in IN PUT area, “1” in OUT PUT area. 4.1 Operation Controls for AV1616 “1,2,3,4” Keypad: Keys to select I/O channels and save/recall preset commands “AV” AV Synchronal button: To transfer video and audio signal synchronously by the switcher Example: To transfer both the video and the audio signals from input channel No.3 to output channel No.6.
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Example1: To transfer video and audio signals from input channel No.7 to all output channels Operation: Press buttons in this order “7”, “ALL” Note: This command need not follow by “END” & “ENTER” Example2: To transfer all input signals to the corresponding output channels respectively. In another word, to switch to this status: 1->1, 2->2, 3->3, 4->4……16->16.
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4.2 Additional Controls for AV32, AV48, AV64, AV96, AV128 “UNDO” Undo button: To resume to the status before the command just performed “PROGRAM” Group programming button: To define, recall and clear a group of output channel Example1: To group the output channels No.1,2,3,4,5 under the Group1 Operation: Press buttons in this order “1”, “Program”, “Program”, “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5” Example2: To transfer sig
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Display feedback on LCD: The video signal of output channel No.4 is transferred from the input channel No.3 and the audio signal is from the input channel No.2 20 Atlona Technologies www.atlona.com
